PSYC 2606 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 social self
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Disagreed with the term "personality" and believed in "self" or "selves" Material self: everything of the physical representation of you (body piercings, tattoos, clothes, the items you have, pets, way your home looks) Spiritual self: the inner you that can"t be seen. James believed that it"s possible that you go through your life only showing this to a few people. Social selves: james says we have a different social self for every person you know. Your social selves are the different selves for different social situations. Development of the self concept (environmental vs hereditary?) Rouge test: put blush on a babies face and put them in front of a mirror, baby think s it"s another baby in the re ection. Infants don"t recognize it as themselves until about 18-24 months. Self schema: organized set of experiences and knowledge that guides our self cognition. Distinctiveness postulate: people focus on their unusual traits (what makes them distinct) during self-analysis.
